Pos cutting ice



GQ BEATTY AND G. BEATTY, OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA.

Leee'rs Parent No. 80,119, dated Juzg 21, 1868.

IllllPItfvlVEIiv APPARATUS' FOR CUTTING ICE.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that we, C. BEATTY and G. BEATTY, of Portsmouth, in thecounty ofl Norfolk, and State of Virginia, have invented a new and.useful Improved -Apparatusfor Cutting Ice, Etc.; and we do herebydeclare i that the following is'a full and exact description jof thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon.

This invention relates to an improved apparatus for cutting ice forsoda-fountains, dto., and consists principally in the combination of aplane with certain devices whereby a simple and effective cutter isproduced, as will be fully described hereinafter.

Figure 1 represents a longitudinal sectional elevation.

Figure 2, a transverse section of our improvedapparatus.

In the drawings,

A represents a'box or case, constructed of marble, wood, or othersuitable material, a section of which is shown in iig. 1, and one sideof which ispcut away to admit the tumbler.

B represents a plane of ordinary construction, provided with grooves,upon its sides,- which has a forward and backward motion upon the slidesa a The plane,"when in position, is inverted, and i-s provided with thehandle Z1', as shown. .A .A

vCrepresents a piece of sheet metal, bent 'nearly in U-shape, which isattached to the under side of the plane, beneath its opening. This metalhas sutlicient elasticity to permit a tumbler to be sprung easily intoplace between its sides, where it is securely held.

D represents a. hopper, located upon the case A,which is provided withthe cover d. This latter should bc so arranged as'to tightly shut in theice, and prevent it from wasting.

'E represents a. block, itting'snugly within the hopper D, which isprovided with a rod, e, projecting upward through a hole in the cover. i

F F represent rubber balls placed at each endof the case A, as shown.

It will be observed that the plane is provided with a projecting boardat its forward end, which rests under the hopper when the plane is drawnback. This construction. is not necessary with a long plane and case.

The operation of our invention is as follows:

The hopper having been filled with ice, either with a square piece orwith lumps,and the tumbler havingbeen inserted in place, the plane isoperated -with the right hand, while the left hand presses down upon therod e. By this operation the ice is cut bythe forward movement of theplane, and, falling through the opening, fills the glass, which is heldby the spring beneath. The pressure upon the rod e keepsthe ice incontact with the plane.

The rubber balls F F, at each end, break the force of the movement, andcause a slight'rebound.

By the construction and arrangement herein described, a simple butextremely desirable apparatus is produced, which possesses advantages,it islbelieved, over anything in use.

It is not necessary to touch the ice with the hands after the hopper is'filled Theice cannot be wasted, and is easily cut when needed.

Having thus fully described our invention, whatwe claim as new, anddesire to secure byLet'ters Patent, is-

The case A, plane B, spring C, hopper D with cover 0l, block E with rode, the whole being combined and arranged substantially as described.

This specification signed and witnessed this 3d day of June,.1868.-

C. BEATTY," G. BEATTY.

i Witnesses:

S; CORN, V. W. NASH.

